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In the Unlikely Event

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A New Judy Blume Novel For Adults Is Always An 'Event'

In the Unlikely Event is beloved YA author Judy Blume's first novel for adults in 17 years — it's centered on a series of plane crashes that really happened in her home town in the early 1950s.

A New Judy Blume Novel For Adults Is Always An 'Event'

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This Blumesday Celebrates Judy, Not Joyce

Judy Blume is the author of many books for kids and teens, including Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret, Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing and Blubber. Her fans have riffed on Bloomsday (a celebration of James Joyce's Ulysses) and created Blumesday in her honor. Suzanne Plunkett/AP hide caption

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This Blumesday Celebrates Judy, Not Joyce

Loyal fans of young adult novelist Judy Blume have riffed on Bloomsday — a celebration of James Joyce's Ulysses — and created Blumesday to honor the author of Are You There God? It's Me Margaret, Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing and Blubber.

This Blumesday Celebrates Judy, Not Joyce

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Judy Blume Hits The Big Screen With 'Tiger Eyes' Adaptation

Judy Blume is the author of many books for kids and teens, including Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret, Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing and Blubber. Her 1981 novel, Tiger Eyes, has just been adapted into a movie. Sigrid Estrada hide caption

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Judy Blume Hits The Big Screen With 'Tiger Eyes' Adaptation

With the help of her son Lawrence Blume, Judy Blume has adapted her 1981 novel into a film. The widely beloved coming-of-age author speaks with NPR's Audie Cornish about turning the book into a movie, and how the themes in Tiger Eyes echo her own life.

Judy Blume Hits The Big Screen With 'Tiger Eyes' Adaptation

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Judy Blume Showed Innocence Isn't 'Forever'

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Judy Blume Showed Innocence Isn't 'Forever'

Even in an age of sexting and online porn, Blume's 1975 teen novel is still considered controversial. Writer J. Courtney Sullivan says she picked up Forever... for the scandal — but she stayed for the feminist lesson. At its core, the novel is about young women who make responsible choices — and have sex on their own terms.

Judy Blume Showed Innocence Isn't 'Forever'

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